Happenings

JKRS impressed with IPMS technology

Friday, 1 March 2019, Kuching: Management members of the Sarawak State Public Works Department (JKRS) led by director Datu Ir. Zuraimi Sabkhi paid a visit to LBU head office yesterday to have a first- hand look at implementation of the Integrated Project Management System (IPMS) used for the Pan Borneo Highway Sarawak project.

LBU’s IPMS has received both national and international recognition. This includes winning Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2018 Award under the Roads and Highways category in which Pan Borneo Highway beat implementation of the system in two highways in the United States of America and China respectively.

HIM director Rizal Rosly briefed the team on the mechanism of this technology. The guests were impressed on the capabilities of the technology to change the future of engineering works in the field.

The 3D Highway Information Modelling is an important tool used to assist Project Managers on site with an X-ray vision of any particular highway construction stretch, including quantity take-off and possible underground clashes of utilities such as telco cables, power cables and water pipes.

Integrated with the Primavera P6 planning software, the overall Project Information Management System provides a better look-ahead with regard to time delivery with animated 3D models.

The visit to LBU ended with the JKRS Director participating in a virtual inspection demonstration of the recently completed Telok Melano - Sematan (Works Package 01) stretch of the Pan Borneo Highway Sarawak.